Shostakovich : his life and music / by Brian Morton
2006, First Edition. London : Haus. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 138 pages; Physical desc. : 138 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes index. Subject: Shostakovich, Dmitrii Dmitrievich (1906-1975) --Composers --Soviet Union --Biography --Composers and musicians. Summary: An intriguingly illustrated passionate portrayal of the most controversial Russian composer of Soviet times, Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975). His music, tonal and expressive, and sometimes highly dramatic, has not always been in line with official Soviet taste. He wrote 15 symphonies, chamber music, ballets and operas, the latter including Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1934) , which was suppressed as too divorced from the proletariat, but revived as Katerina Izmaylova (1963). Item #156073
ISBN: 1904950507
Price: €11.95